Second drunken driving crash sends Forest Grove man to prison

View full sizeWashington County Sheriff's OfficeAndrew David JohnstonThe case: Andrew Johnston, 25, was arrested for a drunken driving crash on Sept. 25, five years after another alcohol-related crash that resulted in one of his passengers being paralyzed.

In September, police dogs found the Forest Grove man hiding in a field not far from the crash scene, said Sgt. David Thompson, spokesman for the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Johnston did not have any passengers when he crashed his 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada on Southwest Farmington Road. Johnston was accused of driving under the influence of intoxicants, hit-and-run driving, second-degree criminal mischief and reckless driving.

Update: On Dec. 21 Johnston pleaded guilty to charges of driving with a suspended license, a felony, as well as DUII and second-degree criminal mischief, said Nadya Martin, a prosecutor in the Washington County District Attorney's Office.